President Joe Biden proudly stated that Americans know they are more financially secure than they were prior to his time in the White House.
“I think they know they’re better off financially than they were before. It’s a fact,” Biden claimed.
However, numerous fact-checks prove Biden is lying. Polls show the majority of Americans are worried and uncertain about their financial situation. (Poll: Is America Better Off Under Biden? VOTE)
Biden is asked about why Americans aren't happy about the economy:
"You all are not the happiest people about what you report. You get more legs when you report something negative… I think [Americans] know they're better off financially than they were before. It's a fact." pic.twitter.com/ZWM9kX0Pdk
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 6, 2023
“You all are not the happiest people about what you report. You get more legs when you report something negative,” Biden said about the media.
The non-profit group Media Research Center has compiled five charts that sum up the economic impact of Joe Biden. (Trending: 20th Busload of Illegals Arrives In Democrat City)
• Gas prices are up 63%.
• Real wages have gone down for Americans.
• Prices are skyrocketing 3 times faster under Biden.
• Mortgage rates are changing for the worse under Biden.
• Saving rates of Americans have collapsed under Biden.
Here are the charts:
Chart via MRC
Gas prices, for instance, remained relatively stable during Donald Trump’s presidency, even decreasing by four cents a gallon.
In the first 31 months of Joe Biden’s term, gas prices have surged by a staggering 63%. The average price per gallon of gas has risen from $2.42 to $3.95, as reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Chart via MRC
When adjusted for inflation, real wages earned by Americans have seen a decline under President Biden. In the first quarter of 2021, the median weekly real earnings averaged $373. By the second quarter of this year, this figure had fallen to $365. (Trending: Democrats Prioritize Illegals Over U.S. Military Veterans)
Under President Trump, real wages increased from $352 on January 1, 2017, to $373 on January 1, 2021.
Chart via MRC
Consumer prices also tell a telling tale. During the 48 months of the Trump Administration, consumer prices increased by 7.6%, as indicated by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). In contrast, in just 31 months under President Biden, prices have risen by a whopping 16.6%.
The CPI has climbed from 262.650 in January 2021 to 306.269 in August 2023, putting it on track to increase more than three times as much as it did during Trump’s entire four-year term.
The cost of financing a home purchase has significantly risen during the Biden Administration.
Chart via MRC
Mortgage rates today are more than double the average rates home buyers paid when Trump left office. Under Biden’s predecessor, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped by a third, going from 4.09% to 2.77%. However, by September 7, 2023, mortgage rates had more than doubled, surging by over four percentage points to reach 7.12%.
With Americans earning less and facing higher costs, their average savings rate has dwindled under Biden.
Chart via MRC
From February 1, 2017, to February 1, 2021, the average personal savings rate shot up by 86%, from 7.2% to 13.4%. Yet, by July 1 of the current year, it had plummeted to a mere 3.5%, a quarter of its pre-Biden level, based on calculations incorporating data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Under the Biden administration we’ve seen rising gas prices, declining real wages, soaring consumer prices, increased mortgage rates, and a drop in the average savings rate.
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